Austin Police Department Working To Identify Victims Of Storage Unit Burglaries

Austin TX

16 February, 2022

2:14 AM

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Press release from the City of Austin: February 14, 2022 Case: 2021-3480691 Date: March - December 14, 2021 Location: Central Texas Arrested: Ian Roben Austin Linsey, White male, 41-years-old (pictured below) The Austin Police Department (APD) Burglary Unit is investigating a series of storage unit burglaries that occurred between the dates of March 2021 through December 14, 2021. On December 14, 2021, Ian Roben Austin Linsey was apprehended in a stolen U-Haul van by Texas Department of Public Safety. The U-Haul van was full of stolen property from storage units throughout the Central Texas area. APD has a large amount of unclaimed property and would like to return it to the rightful owners. With the assistance of the Linsey, APD has identified storage units were burglarized at the following locations: 1321 W 5th St., Public Storage 1213 W 6th St., Public Storage 10931 Research Blvd., Public Storage 12318 N Mopac Expy., Public Storage 2301 E Ben White Blvd., Public Storage (S. Industrial Dr.) 1507 W William Cannon Dr., Security Self Storage 6204 Oakclaire Dr., Stash-N-Go Oakhill 1714 E Parmer Ln., Life Storage 2707 ONeal Ln., Stash-N-Go Storage Unknown storage units in Kyle and Buda Storage units in Pflugerville behind Casa Garcia's Unknown storage units in Thorndale There is a possibility more storage units were burglarized. The suspect sold many items at nearly 500 pawn shops in the central Texas area, some of them multiple times. The suspect is a master lock picker, so the storage facility employees don't know units have been burglarized, therefore tenants have not been contacted. APD is asking if you have a storage unit at one of the above listed locations to check your units to see if they have been burglarized. If you have been a victim at one of these storage units where your lock was picked please contact Detective D Hanson 512-974-4457 or email [email protected]. This press release was produced by the City of Austin. The views expressed here are the author's own.